Source attribution and credibility of health and appearance exercise advertisements: Relationship with implicit and explicit attitudes and intentions

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-252

  Berry, Tanya R ^a   Shields, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

advertising; credibility; exercise; implicit attitudes; source attribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREDIBILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMPLICIT ATTITUDES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOURCE ATTRIBUTION; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADVERTISING; CREDIBILITY; EXERCISE; IMPLICIT ATTITUDES; SOURCE ATTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE; CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892926787     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312468190     Document Type: Article

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